New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:1-28

1WhenὩςHōsG5613it was decidedἐκρίθηekrithēG2919that wewould sailἀποπλεῖνapopleinG636forItalyἸταλίαν,ItalianG2482,they proceeded to deliverπαρεδίδουνparedidounG3860PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and someτιναςtinasG5100otherἑτέρουςheterousG2087prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202to a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543of the AugustanΣεβαστῆς.SebastēsG4575cohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JuliusἸουλίῳIouliōG2457.

2And embarkingἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910in an AdramyttianἈδραμυττηνῷAdramuttēnōG98shipπλοίῳploiōG4143,which was aboutμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to sailπλεῖνpleinG4126to the regionsτόπουςtopousG5117alongG2596the coastG2596ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,we putG321out to seaG321accompaniedὄντος σὺνontos sunG1510 G4862byAristarchusἈριστάρχουAristarchouG708, aMacedonianΜακεδόνοςMakedonosG3110ofThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέως.ThessalonikeōsG2331.

3The nextἑτέρᾳheteraG2087day we putκατήχθημενkatēchthēmenG2609in atSidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605;and JuliusἸούλιοςIouliosG2457treatedχρησάμενοςchrēsamenosG5530PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972with considerationφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōsG5364andallowedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010him to goπορευθέντιporeuthentiG4198to his friendsφίλουςphilousG5384and receiveτυχεῖν.tucheinG5177careἐπιμελείαςepimeleiasG1958.

4From thereG2547we putG321out to seaG321and sailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284underG5284the shelterG5284ofCyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954becauseδιὰdiaG1223the windsἀνέμουςanemousG417were contraryἐναντίους,enantiousG1727.

5When we had sailedG1277throughG1277the seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989alongG2596the coastG2596ofCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,we landedκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718at MyraΜύραMuraG3460in LyciaΛυκίας.LukiasG3073.

6ThereG2546the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147anAlexandrianἈλεξανδρῖνονAlexandrinonG222shipπλοῖονploionG4143sailingπλέονpleonG4126forItalyἸταλίανItalianG2482,and he putG1688us aboardG1688it.

7When we had sailedG1020slowlyG1020for a goodG2425manyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,and with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433had arrivedγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096offκατὰkataG2596CnidusΚνίδονKnidonG2834,since the windἀνέμουanemouG417did not permitG4330us to gofartherG4330,we sailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284underG5284the shelterG5284ofCreteΚρήτηνKrētēnG2914,offκατὰkataG2596SalmoneΣαλμώνην,SalmōnēnG4534;

8and with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433sailingG3881pastG3881it we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to a placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564FairG2568HavensG2568,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451whichᾧhōG3739was the cityG4172of LaseaΛασαία.LasaiaG2996.

9When considerableἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230and the voyageπλοὸςploosG4144was nowἤδηēdēG2235dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000,sinceδιὰdiaG1223evenG2532thefastνηστείανnēsteianG3521was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235overπαρεληλυθέναι,parelēluthenaiG3928,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972beganto admonishπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004to them, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,I perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334that the voyageπλοῦν.plounG4144willG3195certainlyG3195be withdamageὕβρεωςhubreōsG5196and greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183lossζημίαςzēmiasG2209,not onlyG3440of the cargoφορτίουphortiouG5413and the shipπλοίουploiouG4143,but alsoG2532of our livesψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.”

11But the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543was moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123persuadedἐπείθετοepeithetoG3982by thepilotκυβερνήτῃkubernētēG2942and thecaptainG3490of the shipG3490thanἢēG2228by what was being saidλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.

12Because the harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040was not suitableἈνευθέτουAneuthetouG428for winteringπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,the majorityG4183reachedἔθεντοethentoG5087a decisionβουλὴνboulēnG1012to putG321out to seaG321from thereἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564,ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesG2658PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405,a harborλιμέναlimenaG3040ofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914,facingβλέπονταblepontaG991southwestλίβαlibaG3047and northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566,and spendG3914the winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there.

13When a moderateG5285southνότουnotouG3558windG3558cameG5285up, supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that they had attainedκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902their purposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,they weighedG142anchorG142and begansailingG3881alongG3881CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closeἆσσονassonG788inshore.

14But beforeμετ᾽ οὐmet᾽ ouG3326 G3756veryG4183longG4183thererushedἔβαλενebalenG906downκατ᾽kat᾽G2596fromthe land a violentτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564EuraquiloG2146;

15and when the shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884in itand couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not faceἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503the windἀνέμῳanemōG417,we gaveG1929wayG1929to itand let ourselves be drivenἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342along.

16RunningG5295underG5295the shelterG5295of a smallG3519islandG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564ClaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we were scarcelyμόλιςmolisG3433ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to getγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the ship’sboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627underG4031controlG4031.

17After they had hoistedἄραντεςarantesG142it up, they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530supportingG996cablesG996in undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that they mightrunG1601agroundG1601on the shallowsof SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they letG5465downG5465theseaG4632anchorG4632and in thisG3779wayG3779let themselves be drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342along.

18The nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day as we were being violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971storm-tossedχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492, they began tojettisonG1546the cargoG1546;

19and on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496the ship’sπλοίουploiouG4143tackleσκευὴνskeuēnG4631overboard with their ownG849handsG849.

20Since neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014for manyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,and noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494was assailingἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,from thenG3062on allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of our being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982was gradually abandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014.

21When they had goneὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225a longπολλῆςpollēsG4183timeG776withoutG776foodG776,thenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476up in their midstμέσῳmesōG3319and saidG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you oughtἜδειEdeiG1163to havefollowedG3980my adviceG3980and not to have setἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321sailG321fromCreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914andincurredκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778damageὕβρινhubrinG5196and lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.

22YetnowνῦνnunG3568I urgeπαραινῶparainōG3867you tokeepG2114up your courageεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114,for there will be noοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762lossἀποβολὴapobolēG580of lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590amongἐξexG1537you, but onlyof the shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.

23For thisταύτῃtautēG3778very nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the GodθεοῦtheouG2316to whomοὗhouG3739I belongεἰμιeimiG1510andwhomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000stoodG3936beforeG3936me,

24sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do not be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;you mustδεῖdeiG1163standπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936beforeG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youallπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who are sailingπλέονταςpleontasG4126with you.’

25ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,keepG2114up your courageεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114,menἄνδρες·andresG435,for I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316thatit will turnἔσταιestaiG1510out exactlyοὕτως καθ᾽ τρόπονhoutōs kath᾽ troponG3779 G2596 G5158as I have been toldλελάληταίlelalētaiG2980.

26But we mustδεῖdeiG1163runG1601agroundG1601on a certainτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.”

27But whenὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as we were being drivenG1308aboutG1308in the AdriaticἈδρίᾳ,AdriaG99Sea, aboutκατὰkataG2596midnightμέσον νυκτὸςmeson nuktosG3319 G3571the sailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492beganto surmiseὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282thatthey were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317someτινὰtinaG5100landχώραν·chōranG5561.

28They tookG1001soundingsG1001and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to betwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712;and a littleβραχὺbrachuG1024fartherδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339on they tookG1001anotherπάλινpalinG3825soundingG1001and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to befifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

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